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SP's MAI - Issue No. 5-6 | March 1-31, 2016

Issue Features

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  EXCLUSIVE
  MILITARY1 / MAKE IN INDIA
  Ministry of Commerce 'facilitator' of 'Make in India' initiatives

  The Narendra Modi-led Government is going aggressive on several initiatives and top of them all is the ‘Make in India’ plan.

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  AEROSPACE
  HAL exports structural assemblies of Dornier to RUAG

  The Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has handed over the first ship-set to RUAG, Germany, at a function held at its Transport Aircraft Division (TAD) at Kanpur recently, as part of export orders for structural assemblies of Do-228-212 NG (New Generation).

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  INTERNAL SECURITY / BREACHES
  Pope Francis loses temper after almost being pulled over by crowd

  Pope Francis lost his temper in Mexico after a person pulled him so hard he fell onto a child in a wheelchair.

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  CORPORATE
  Boeing names Leanne Caret as President and CEO of Defense, Space & Security unit

  The Boeing Board of Directors has elected Leanne Caret as President and Chief Executive Officer of the company’s Defense, Space & Security...

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  MILITARY1 / REPORT
  The Defence Budget — Lowest rise
  By Ranjeet Kumar

  Probably this year’s defence budget (2016-17) has seen the lowest rise in the history of defence budgets.

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  AEROSPACE
  US Air Force unveils picture of new stealth bomber

  The US Air Force (USAF) recently unveiled the first ever image of its futuristic stealth bomber, the B-21, which will be the first American bomber of the 21st century.

• INTERNAL SECURITY / BREACHES
  US citizen arrested for photographing Khajuraho with drone

  An American citizen was caught photographing the Khajuraho temples, the UNESCO World Heritage Site in Madhya Pradesh, using a drone camera, Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) officials said.

• CORPORATE
  HAL and PHL to establish helicopter MRO at Delhi

  The Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) and Pawan Hans Ltd (PHL) signed an MoU to establish a joint venture at Rohini in Delhi to carry out the maintenance work related to all types of helicopters...

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  MILITARY1 / VIEWPOINT
  Indo-US defence ties
  By Air Marshal B.K. Pandey (Retd)

  India and the US share strategic objectives and one area in which there is positive convergence between the two nations is the rising threat from China.

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  AEROSPACE
  Deployment of P-8I to Seychelles for EEZ surveillance

  The Indian Navy has deployed a P-8I maritime reconnaissance aircraft to Seychelles since March 20, 2016, for surveillance in the EEZ of Seychelles, in accordance with the MoU between the Governments of India and Seychelles.

• INTERNAL SECURITY / BREACHES
  60 suspicious flying objects sighted at IGIA in three months

  The Delhi International Airport witnessed over 60 unidentified objects in its airspace in three months from October last year. The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) Director General Surender Singh...

• CORPORATE
  Defence System Integration Complex

  The Bharat Electronics Ltd (BEL) is planning to establish a Defence Systems Integration Complex in Andhra Pradesh. Foundation stone for the 360-hectre complex at Palasamudram...

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  MILITARY1 / SPACE | FEATURE
  India's satellite-based networking capabilities
  By Rear Admiral Sushil Ramsay (Retd)

  Rukmini will provide networking capabilities with various Indian Navy’s assets.

• AEROSPACE
  Turbochrome Ltd agreement with P&W military engines

  TAT Technologies Ltd (TATT), a leading provider of services and products to the commercial and military aerospace and ground defence industries recently announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Turbochrome Ltd has signed a 15-year agreement with Pratt & Whitney.

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  MILITARY1 / UNMANNED
  UAVs for land and maritime forces
  By Lt General Naresh Chand (Retd)

  India’s land borders are extensive thus air surveillance is the ideal medium of surveillance and gathering intelligence.

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  MILITARY1 / MARITIME | FEATURE
  Coastal surveillance and security
  By Rear Admiral Sushil Ramsay (Retd)

  Consequently, a comprehensive coastal surveillance project for coastal radar network along the Indian coastline was formulated for beefing up of coastal security...

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  MILITARY1 / VIEWPOINT
  Raisina Dialogue – New geopolitical initiative
  By Lt General P.C. Katoch (Retd)

  A second dialogue ‘Gateway of India’ Dialogue will focus on economic diplomacy with an aim to make India a manufacturing hub. These two dialogues filling up erstwhile voids should see India on the go.

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  MILITARY1 / SPOTLIGHT
  Exercise Force-18 culminates

  Exercise Force-18, the largest ground forces multinational field training exercise on ‘Humanitarian Mine Action and Peacekeeping Operations’...

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  MILITARY1
  President's Standards presented to 75 and 43 Armoured Regiments

  Jaisalmer Military Station witnessed a historic moment recently when General Dalbir Singh, COAS, on behalf of the President of India, Pranab Mukherjee, presented the ‘President’s Standards’ to 75 Armoured Regiment and 43 Armoured Regiment.

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  MILITARY1
  Indo-Indonesia Exercise Garuda Shakti-IV

  Indo-Indonesia Joint Training Exercise Garuda Shakti is conducted as part of military diplomacy between Indian and Indonesian Army alternatively in India and Indonesia respectively.

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  MILITARY1
  Launch of Yard 2097

  The sixth ship of LCU MK IV project was launched on March 12 at an impressive ceremony at the Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Ltd (GRSE), Kolkata.